CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3] — Page 43

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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15/800/52714/1422

Scheme for Silver Lean of $20.000.000 for support

of Canton Provincial Note Currency.

A Chinese Government Internal Silver Loan for $20.000.000 H.K Currency to be issued by the 5 group 'Banks in Canton Province & Hongkong: rate of interest discount &term of years to be

subject to negotiation.

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Security- Likin, Rice tax, House tax,& other suitable Revenues for the administration of which the Ganton Government will engage the services of a foreign Associate Financial Commissioner, approved by the lenders, who will cooperate with the Chinese Financial Commissioner, in the reorganisation & supervision of the collection of thezo revenues with the assistance of the necessary Chinese &

Foreign Staff.

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Chinese & Foreign subscribers to the loan to have the option of paying 70% of their subscriptions in Canton

Provincial Notes at the price of

Qurrency.

per $100 Hongkong

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of the proceeds of the Loan, the sum of $6,900990 H.K. Currency, loss issue charges, to be made available to the Canton Government for Expenditure for administration purposes under joint Chinese & Foreign supervision to be

arranged.

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